SMU economics and political science graduate Eugene Lim Jia Jun is currently working as a defence policy officer at the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Policy Office (DPO) He shares about the job and his experience working with a team whose focus is to counter any threats that may emerge on Singapore’s security. Eugene, who considered himself a late bloomer, discovered his interest in global affairs, international relations and politics only in the second year of his four-year course at SMU.